My consultant has recommended I start Zoledronate after Radiotherapy. He suggests infusion as the best method but I’m concerned about side effects. I don’t mean the longer term ones but what happens if there’s an immediate problem? I’m assuming it can’t simply be removed. Any advice welcome.
I don’t have any specific experience of that, I have infusions of zoledronic acid without incident so far. I have witnessed some allergic reactions to chemo though which are dealt with promptly by chemo nurses. They stop treatment by turning off the drug into the cannula and administer other drugs, steroids etc, then restart treatment again but a bit slower than before. Hope this helps. Xx
Hi, I have these infusions every 6 months. I had flu like side effects the day after the first one but all subsequent ones have been fine, no side effects at all. Best wishes
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